# Emil J

> Emil J is a angel investor in Toronto backing Mobile and Rental. See 2 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Sep 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Location: Toronto, Canada
- Total investments: 2
- Last investment: Oct 2017
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Sep 2026

Emil J is a angel investor in Toronto focused on Mobile and Rental. Emil J

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Angel | $60k–$100k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mobile | 1 | 50% |
| Rental | 1 | 50% |
| Marketplace | 1 | 50% |
| Sharing Economy | 1 | 50% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Buro | Buro is a peer-to-peer rental marketplace, aimed at helping communities build secured and trustworthy relationships while encouraging societies to redistribute items amongst peers. Buro exists to create the realization that people have an abundance of what they don’t need and owning things should not be a prerequisite to living happier. Butrather, possessions should be shared amongst peers everywhere inspiring communities to try new experiences or revisit old hobbies.By using Buro to rent products, a new type of micro-entrepreneur will emerge as individuals will now perceive their items as assets that can be monetized from by renting them out on the platform. Launching late September 2017, Buro will be available on both iOS and Android smartphones.Buro was founded in March 2017 by Maor Sandler and Julian Tafuro, and is currently headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | $60K | Angel | Oct 17, 2017 | https://x.com/JustBuro |
| Buro | Buro is a peer-to-peer rental marketplace, aimed at helping communities build secured and trustworthy relationships while encouraging societies to redistribute items amongst peers. Buro exists to create the realization that people have an abundance of what they don’t need and owning things should not be a prerequisite to living happier. Butrather, possessions should be shared amongst peers everywhere inspiring communities to try new experiences or revisit old hobbies.By using Buro to rent products, a new type of micro-entrepreneur will emerge as individuals will now perceive their items as assets that can be monetized from by renting them out on the platform. Launching late September 2017, Buro will be available on both iOS and Android smartphones.Buro was founded in March 2017 by Maor Sandler and Julian Tafuro, and is currently headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. | $100K | Angel | Apr 14, 2017 | https://x.com/JustBuro |

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## FAQ

### What does Emil J invest in?

Emil J invests primarily in Mobile, Rental and Marketplace startups, most often at Angel stage. Most of the 2 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Canada. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Emil J's check size?

Emil J typically joins rounds of $60k–$100k at Angel. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Emil J participates in.

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### When did Emil J last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Emil J closed in Oct 2017. Shizune tracks 2 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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